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Continuing the story

Whew.

It’s been a whirlwind of a standstill this month. Feels like nothing is getting done and everything is perched,waiting to begin.

On a prosaic level, that’s true. I’m perched on a very high tier in that my motor skills are pretty sharp and my intellectual skills are also good.

On a more profound level, it’s not so great. I still have trouble with getting my ideas across and occasionally the word salad in my head tries to eat them. Those times I have to stop and let the storm calm itself before setting out or moving on.

There are also work travails and other stuff I won’t bore you with right now. Suffice to say I won’t be doing much. I do have some poetry gigs coming up, but I cannot cross that bridge just yet.

Word of advice?

Don’t have a stroke.

Onward,
T


Triangle

A poem of mine from WAY before I posted everything online.  Close to thirty years old, in fact…working on a series of ultra-short poems for a project; thought I’d resurrect this one…

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Her eyes put a slap
on your nerves.
There’s been another hand
in hers —

not yours,
but at once you know
you know it
as you know your own.

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On Virginity

The Bible mentions
Jesus having siblings,

which suggests
that sometime after that first Christmas
Mary may have taken Joseph
by surprise one night
with a whispered,

“Let’s see what all
the fuss is about…”

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The Clown

If you see me
in clown makeup
waving a dagger,

please don’t panic; believe the smile
that I’ve painted on
and ignore the edge.

Would a clown
bearing gifts
lie to you?

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